United States federal budget

updated Fri. March 9, 2018

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) .... Office, and the Financial Report of the United States Government that all show the federal government is on an unsustainable path; Fiscal risks that are placing additional pressure on the federal budget; Opportunities for executive agencies to contribute to fiscal sustainability.

Human Services Programs of Carroll County, Inc., is asking people to call their congressional representatives over proposed federal budget cuts that the ... and in that way it is an extremely flexible form of funding that allows us to create the unique programming to address the unique local needs we have.".

A whopping $21 trillion was found to be missing from the US federal budget as of this past year. Michigan State University professor Mark Skidmore and a group of graduate students made the discovery after overhearing a government official say that the 2016 report by the Department of Defense's Office ofÃÂ ...

According to an analysis by the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, the passed budget resolution requests more spending than President Trump sought for the military or that Obama requested in non-defense spending. With the cost of the tax cuts passed in December, it sets publicÃÂ ...

Donald Trump signed into law the "Bipartisan Budget Act" today, a sweeping deal that increases US discretionary federal budget spending by over $400 billion in the next two years. The bill isn't the end of Congress's budget wranglings--it merely provides broad guidelines for how American taxpayers'ÃÂ ...

West Coast earthquake warning system to be defunded in proposed federal budget ... Northwest has, so we're much more worked out than they are," said Robert de Groot, the coordinator for communication, education and outreach at the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake science Center in Pasadena.

Trend lines make clear federal budget-writers have an aversion to tackling the spiraling growth in entitlement spending. ... extensive service advising Congress and presidents, details the dangers in his book from last fall, "The High Cost of Good Intentions: A History of U.S. Federal Entitlement Programs.

A whopping $21 trillion was found to be missing from the US federal budget as of this past year. Michigan State University professor Mark Skidmore and a group of graduate students made the discovery after overhearing a government official say that the 2016 report by the Department of Defense's Office ofÃÂ ...

"We will build, we will maintain, and the vast majority of Americans wants to see us take care of our infrastructure," Mr. Trump said Monday at the White House as he released an outline of the plan and discussed it with cabinet officials, governors and local leaders. "Washington will no longer be a roadblockÃÂ ...

Donald Trump signed into law the "Bipartisan Budget Act" today, a sweeping deal that increases US discretionary federal budget spending by over $400 billion in the next two years. The bill isn't the end of Congress's budget wranglings--it merely provides broad guidelines for how American taxpayers'ÃÂ ...

WASHINGTON -- President Trump on Friday morning signed into law a far-reaching budget deal that will boost spending by hundreds of billions of dollars and allow the federal government to reopen after a brief shutdown. In an early morning tweet, Mr. Trump said he had signed the bill, adding: "OurÃÂ ...

Montana's two U.S. senators pointed blame in different directions over the federal budget impasse on Friday night. Democrat Sen. Jon Tester, left, said Republicans have delayed crucial bills until the last minute, while Republican Sen. Steve Daines claimed Democrats have insisted a controversialÃÂ ...

With only a few hours left to pass a federal budget today, it's becoming more likely that the US government is headed toward a shutdown at midnight. That means federal agencies like NASA will be forced to send some workers home without pay and alter daily operations. However, a shutdown won't have aÃÂ ...

If the shutdown happens, workers considered "nonessential" stop working until Congress can agree on a federal budget bill. ... "The 2013 shutdown gives us a good window into what could happen this time, and if we are not careful, something could happen because things are not being well surveyed,"ÃÂ ...

A double whammy of federal budget cuts might force many hospitals, particularly those that serve poor or rural communities, to scale back services or even shut their doors. The $3.6 billion in cuts this year -- $2 billion from a program that sends federal dollars to hospitals that serve a high percentage ofÃÂ ...

"We're allowed to do that by law, but the law would force us to disrupt many of our support activities. ... and Budget estimated that $2.5 billion in pay and benefits was paid for hours not worked government-wide, said Tyler Evilsizer, research manager for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

government-shutdown time is upon us. In our nation's capital, our elected officials soon will be making the proverbial sausage, mostly behind closed doors, Wheeling and dealing to keep the lights on and trying to look good for voters. Can Republicans, with the help of some Democrats, come to a long-termÃÂ ...

India lowered its forecast for the current year's economic growth on Friday before a federal budget is released next month. businesses were hit by the chaotic launch of new nationwide tax last July. "The GST transition impact is clearly visible," said Shubhada Rao, chief economist at Yes Bank. Published 23ÃÂ ...

Horse slaughterhouses in the U.S. have been completely obsolete since 2007, when the last three closed, but they're not officially banned. (U.S. horses are still exported to Mexico and Canada for slaughter.) Rather, Congress has voted nearly every year as part of the federal budget appropriations processÃÂ ...

And this bill represents a rare opportunity for us to make real, lasting, substantive change that will affect every single one of us, in every sector of the economy. ... Lawmakers are also working on finalizing a deal on the final spending levels for the fiscal year 2018 discretionary federal budget, and will need toÃÂ ...

According to the proposed 2018 federal budget, which explains in more detail Trump's vision for NASA's priorities in 2018, four climate-change ... on deep space exploration rather than Earth-centric research, and develops technologies that would help achieve U.S. space goals and benefit the economy.".

In keeping with a sharp pivot underway among Republicans, U.S. Representative Mark Meadows drew a hard line on federal spending. Lawmakers will begin to try and pass a federal budget in a fight likely to be linked to other issues, such as immigration policy. Democrats will try to use their leverage in theÃÂ ...